TO: Mayor Collins and Town Council Members
FROM: Kevin Burke, Town Manager
Andrew M. Miller, Town Attorney
DATE: March 9, 2018
DEPARTMENT: Town Attorney
Staff Contact Andrew Miller, Town Attorney, 480-348-3526
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AGENDA TITLE:
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Discussion Regarding Amending ?15-2-12 of the Town Code to Allow for the Discharge of Swimming Pool Water into the Sewer System.
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Town Value(s):
? Primarily one-acre, residential community
? Limited government
? Creating a sense of community
? Partnerships with existing schools and resorts to enhance recreational opportunities
? Improving aesthetics/creating a brand
? Preserving natural open space
The Town of Paradise Valley makes every effort to enhance the community's unique character for its residents and people from around the world.
Council Goals or Statutory Requirements:
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Receive information on amending ?15-2-12 of the Town Code to eliminate the words "pool water" from the "Prohibited Substances," and discuss proper drainage of swimming pool water.
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SUMMARY STATEMENT:
Background
Recently, questions have been raised on the proper drainage of swimming pool water, particularly for hillside homes. Under current Town Code, swimming pool water may not be discharged:
* onto Town rights-of-way (Town Code ?8-1-10);
* into a wash or drainageway, including all of the Town's drainage systems, such as the Town streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters, ditches, man-made channels, or storm drains (Town Code ?8-9-8; unless the pool water is first dechlorinated); or
* into the Town's sanitary sewer system (Town Code ?15-2-12).
These limitations leave property owners the limited option of draining their pool water onto their own lot (perhaps in an existing stormwater retention area if the property has one); having it hauled off; or dechlorinating the pool and then draining it into a wash or drainageway, presuming there is one available. The limitation on disch...
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